Anchor for lading retaining bands for open-top railway cars



Sept. 14, 1948. B. R JONES 2,449,300

ANCHOR FOR LADING RETAINING BANDS FOR OPEN TOP RAILWAY CARS Filed Oct. 22, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 55/1 7 ff? JONES ept. 14, 1948. R JONES ANCHOR FOR LADING RE TOP RBI TAINING BANDS LWAY CARS v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FOR OPEN Filed Oct. 22, 1947 & 1: 7 WW mam Patented Sept. 14, 1948 ANCHOR FOR LADING RETAINING BANDS FOR OPEN-TOP RAILWAY CARS Bert RJJ ones, West Haven, Conn.

Application October 22, 1947, Serial No. 781,312

. 9 Claims.

My invention relates to anchors for high tension loading bands which are employed in open top railway cars when the lading extends above the tops of the car sides.

Previously devised anchors have not proven satisfactory in use and in many cases where the use of high tension load retaining bands is necessary, it is not unusual for train workmen to burn holes in the side sheets of the car through which the ends of the bands may be inserted and then looped for connection with the main body portion of the bands. This practice necessarily results in a weakening of the sheets which are punctured and the damaged sheets are also subjected to comparatively rapid deterioration.

The principal object of the invention, therefore, is to provide an effective anchor for loading bands which may be easily attached to new cars, as well as to those now in service.

The primary feature of the invention consists in providing a loading band anchor for attachment to a side wall of an open top railway car with means adapted to bear against the underside of the horizontal leg of the top rail of the adjacent side wall of the car so as to resist upward pull on the anchor by the loading band.

Another feature of the invention consists in providing a loading band anchor having a base for attachment to a side wall of an open toprail- Way car, the anchor being provided with outwardly projecting laterally spaced portions rigidly connected by a transverse member adapted to be encircled by a load retaining band and with means engageable with the under side of the substantially horizontal leg of the top rail of the adjacent side wall of the car to resist upward pull on the anchor by the loading band.

A further feature of the invention consists in providing an anchor for a railway car with a part to which a loading band is adaptedto be secured, the anchor having means above said part in engagement with the under-side of the outer end portion of the outwardly projecting leg of the top rail of an adjacent side wall of the car to prevent the loading band from engaging the'outer lower corner of said leg and to resist upward pull on the anchor by the lading band.

A still further feature of the invention consists in providing an anchor for a load retaining band with a pair of laterally spaced portions projecting outwardly'from the side of the car to which underside of the horizontal leg of the top rail of the adjacent side wall of the car to which the anchor is attached to resist upward pull on the anchor by the loading band.

Other and more specific features of the invention, residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts, will hereinafter appear and be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of the upper portion of an open top railway car to which the invention has been applied.

Figure 2 is a front view of the anchor.

Figure 3 is a top view of the anchor attached to the side wall of a railway car, the horizontal leg of the top rail being omitted for purposes of clarity.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of an open top railway car showing a modified form of the invention secured thereto.

Figures 5 and 6 are views respectively corresponding to Figures 2 and 3 of the modified form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings. I indicates the side sheets of the car and 2 the top rail which may conveniently be of bulb shape in cross section. As is customary, the top rail has a substantially vertical flange or leg 3 which is rigidly secured to the upper portions of the side sheets and a substantially horizontal leg or flange 4 which extends outwardly from the adjacent car side and terminates in a bulbous portion 5.

The anchor 6 of the preferred form of the invention is secured to the car side immediately below the substantially horizontal leg of the adjacent top rail 2. The anchor is formed with laterally spaced side portions or members 1 respectively provided at their inner ends with oil'- set portions 8 which together form a base for the anchor adapted to be overlappingly secured portions 1 may be conveniently connected by a spool or cylindrical member [I which is adapted to be enclrcledby a load retaining band ii. In Figure 1 the band is shown as extending upwardly in a manner similar to that in actual. practice,

auasoo and it is to be observed that the end the band, after encircling the cylindrical member H. follows the main body portion thereof for a limited distance where it is spot welded or otherwise secured to it. The main body portion of the cylindrical member extends for a distance approximately equal to the width of the usual loading band and at its opposite ends it is preferably integrally joined to the portion 1 by frusto-conical parts l3. Being of greater size than the intermediate cylindrical member, the parts I! limit shitting of the associated band longitudinally on the cylindrical member of the anchor to which it is secured. Without loss of necessary strength, the cylindrical member ll may be cored, as indicated at H, to lighten its weight.

To counteract the upward pull of the band on the anchor which tends to cause the anchor to rotate about its points of attachment to the car, the laterally spaced members 'I have upwardly extending portions l connected by a transverse bar l8 which, together with the upper ends of the members i5, engage the under-side of the horizontal leg 4 of the top rail. In this form of the invention. the bar it is adapted to engage the under-side of the bulb 5 of the adlacent top rail and it is so arranged with res ect to the bulb as to prevent the associated loading band from contacting the lower outer corner of the bulb. Moreover, where the bar is engaged by the loading band. it is formed with a curved surface, as indicated at l"|, so as to prevent the band from being abruptly bent adjacent the anchor. Thus not only is the loading band curved around the bar i6 and kept from engaging the lower outer corner of the bulb. but the engagement of the bar with the bulb resists upward pull by the band on the anchor. There is consequently no tendency for the anchor to rotate about the rivets by which it is secured to the car. The adjacent outstanding leg of the top rail forms an adequate abutment for the anchor, efiectively resisting any tendency of the anchor to rotate with respect to its securing rivets resulting from the forces imparted by the loading band.

Adjacent their inner portions, the sides I of the anchor may advantageously be integrally connected by a bar H3. The primary function of this bar is to tie the base portions 8 to ether and hold them in alignment while the anchor is being cast during the manufacturing operation.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig ures 4 to 6, inclusive. the side wall portions IQ of the anchor 20 which respectively terminate in offset portions 2| having openings 22 for receiving attachin rivets 23 are laterally spaced. being connected at their lower outer ends by cylindrical -member 24 which is adapted to be encircled by a loading band 25.

Between the respective ends of the cylindrical member 24 and the side walls of the anchor are suitably shaped portions 26 of greater diameter than the cylindrical member which are spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the width oi the usual loading band, thereby limiting shifting of the band secured to the anchor longitudinally on the cylindrical member.

The sides IQ of the anchor may be conveniently formed with upwardly extending portions 21 which are connected by a transverse bar 28 adapted to engage the under-side of the outwardly projecting leg 4 of the adjacent top rail 2. The outwardly projecting leg of the top rail thus afl'ords a rigid abutmentengageable by the transverse bar 28 and thereby resists any tendency oi.

the anchor to rotate with respect to its securing rivets resulting from the upward iorce imparted thereto by the loading band.

In each embodiment oi! the invention, the cylindrical member of the anchor which 'is adapted to be encircled by the loading band is spaced a substantial distance from the adjacent side of the car to permit the loading band to be easily threaded around it.

This application is a continuation in part of my prior application Serial No. 652,779, filed March 7, 1946, now abandoned.

Various modifications may be made in the speciflc embodiment of the invention here illustrated and described without departing from the spirit oi the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car and each top rail .being providedwith a portion projecting outwardly from the adjacent side wall, said anchor involving means adapted to be secured to a side wall of the car, a portion adapted to be spaced from the adjacent wall of the car and around which a load retaining band is adapted to encircle, and means engageable with the under-side of the outwardly projecting portion of the adjacent top rail for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

2. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car and .each top rail being provided with a substantially horizontal portion projecting outwardly from the adiacent side wall, said anchor involving means adapted to be secured to a sidewall of the car, laterally spaced members extending outwardly from said means, an element rigidly connecting said laterally spaced members adiacent the outer ends thereof having curved portions on its outer surface adapted to be encircled by a loading band, and means rigid with said laterally spaced members above said element adapted to engage the under-side of the horizontal portion of the adjacent top rail for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

3. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls 01' the car and each top rail being provided with a substantially horizontal portion projecting outwardly from the adjacent side wall, said anchor having means by which it may be secured to a side wall of the car, laterally spaced portions rigid with and projecting outwardly from said means, a substantially cylindrical member in-' .tegrally connecting the outer ends of said laterally spaced portions and adapted to be encircled by a loading band. and rigid means adapted to engage the underside of the horizontal portion of the adjacent top rail for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

4. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car i and each top rail being provided with a substaned to be encircled by a load retaining band, and a member connecting the upper parts of said laterally spaced portions adapted to engagethe under-side of the horizontal leg of the adjacent top rail for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

5. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railways cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car and each top rail being provided with an outwardly projecting substantially horizontal leg, said anchor having a pair of laterally spaced members adapted to extend outwardly from a side wall of the car, the inner ends of said members being respectively rigidly provided with oflset portions for receiving means for connecting the anchor to said wall, means integrally connecting said members adjacent the outer portions thereof and adapted to be encircled by a loading band, and a transverse bar substantially parallel with said means adapted to engage the under-side oi the horizontal leg the adjacent top rail for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

6. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls oi the car and each top rail being provided with a leg projecting outwardly from the adjacent car wall, said anchor having portions adapted to be secured with a side wall of the car, a pair of members projecting outwardly from said portions, an element rigidly connecting said members adjacent their outer ends and adapted to be encircled by a loading band which extends upwardly around the outer end of the projecting leg of the adjacent top rail. and means adapted to engage the lower outer end of the le'g of the adjacent top rail for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

7. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car and each top railbeing provided with a substantially horizontal portion projecting outwardly from the adjacent side wall of the car, said'anchor having a pair of laterally spaced members adapted to extend outwardly from a side wall of the car, said members being respectively provided at their inner ends with means for attaching the anchor to said wall, :an element connecting said members adjacent their outer ends adapted to be encircled by a loading band which extends upwardly around the outer end of the outwardly projecting portion of the adjacent top rail, and means adapted to engage said portion adjacent its outer end for resisting upward pull on the anchor by said band.

8. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railways cars having top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car and each top rail being provided with a leg projecting outwardly from the adjacent car wall, said anchor having portions adapted to be secured to a side wall or the car, laterally spaced members projecting outwardly from said portions, a bar integrally connecting said members adjacent their inner ends, a cylindrical portion connecting said members adjacent their outer ends adapted to be encircled by a loading band which extends upwardly around the outer end 0! the leg of the adjacent top rail, and means disposed above said cylindrical portions engage! able with the under-side oi the leg of the adjacent top rail near the outer end thereof, said means being adapted to prevent the loading band from engaging the lower outer corner or the adjacent top rail and to resist upward pull on the anchor by said band.

9. An anchor for a high tension loading band for open top railway ears having bulb angle top rails respectively secured to the side walls of the car so that the bulb of each angle is disposed outwardly oi the adjacent side wall, said anchor having portions adapted to be secured to a side wall of the car, laterally spaced members projecting outwardly from said portions, an ele-. ment rigidly connecting said members adjacent their outer ends adapted to be encircled by a loading band which extends upwardly around the outer edge of the bulb of the adjacent top rail. and means rigid with said members adapted to engage the lower portion of the bulb of the adjacent top rail, said means having a curved portion engageable by the loading band and being adapted to prevent the band from engaging the lower outer corner of said bulb. V,

BERT R. JONIB. 

